Stromness, Maritime town in Orkney Islands, Scotland.
Stone houses line the length of the sheltered harbor, connected by a network of flagstone streets descending toward multiple piers and slipways.
The settlement emerged from a Viking anchorage named Hamnavoe, developing into a vital port for Hudson's Bay Company vessels during the seventeenth century.
The Pier Arts Centre displays twentieth-century British art collections, while the Orkney Folk Festival fills local venues with music each May.
The X1 bus connects Stromness to Kirkwall and St Margaret's Hope, with passenger ferries departing daily to Graemsay and Moaness in Hoy.
Geologist Hugh Miller studied the local cliffs, ranging from 100 to 500 feet high, documenting his findings in 'The Footprints of the Creator'.
Location: Orkney Islands
GPS coordinates: 58.96070,-3.29900
Latest update: May 27, 2025 08:42
Ness Battery
1.1 km
Pier Arts Centre
250 m
Breckness House and site of chapel
2.9 km
Hoy Sound High Light
3.2 km
Hoy Sound Low Light
2.3 km
Stromness Museum
349 m
Stromness, 15 Victoria Street, The Stromness Hotel
301 m
Stromness, 8 Victoria Street, Warehouse
349 m
Bridge of Waithe
3.6 km
John Rae statue
314 m
Showbelly
1.6 km
Ness Battery, Stromness
1.3 km
5-9 Victoria Street, Stromness
338 m
Kirk Rocks
2.3 km
Hoy Sound, High Lighthouse, Keepers' Cottages
3.2 km
Stromness, 50-52 Alfred Street, Stromness Museum
348 m
Alexander Graham Fountain, Victoria Street, Stromness
293 m
Stromness Town Hall
180 m
Quay With Hand Crane, South End, Stromness
362 m
Town House, 11-13 Victoria Street, Stromness
322 m
Stromness Public Library, 2 Hellihole Road, Stromness
181 m
Royal Bank Of Scotland, 1, 3 Victoria Street, Stromness
359 m
Harbour Office, 16 Victoria Street, Stromness
303 m
Registrar's Office, 20 Victoria Street, Stromness
283 m
Graemsay Battery, coast battery and camp
2.4 km
Mill, Lingmira Farm
3.5 km
Ness Battery, coast defence battery, Stromness
1 km
Graemsay, Sandside Pier
3.1 kmReviews
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